First Period: Looking like they were playing for their playoff lifes, the Sharks shot out of the gate to start the game and never looked back. Patrick Marleau won a puck battle from Stephane Robidas behind the net and rimmed a pass to Joe Thornton along the right boards. Thornton found Joe Pavelski open in the slot, and Pavelski one-timed in his 30th goal of the season at the 58 second mark. Dallas then took three penalties and San Jose scored on the third, as Martin Havlat completed a high saucer pass through the slot that Jason Demers converted on the backside for a 2-0 lead.
San Jose 2, Stars 0

Second Period: The Sharks were simply machine-like and at one point had a 13-2 edge in shots on goal in the period. In a 4-on-4 situation, Joe Pavelski beat Robidas off the wall to the front of the net, and tipped in a shot for his second goal of the game and 31st of the season.

San Jose 3, Stars 0

Third period: With Sharks in protection mode, the Stars put eight shots on net, and had some nice chances. However, Antti Niemi finished with the shutout. Ryan Garbutt had a fight and Steve Ott a 10-minute misconduct, as the Stars tried to send messages before the two teams meet in Dallas on Tuesday.